University and College Union (UCU)
@ucu.org.uk
UK trade union for academics, lecturers, trainers, researchers and professional services staff in further education, higher education, prison education, and adult and community education.
Rationing Tesco Value coffee is not a lifestyle choice it’s the result of poverty pay.
This cannot be the reality for the people educating the next generation.
“Our demands are not only fair they are essential for this country.” @drjogrady.bsky.social
This cannot be the reality for the people educating the next generation.
“Our demands are not only fair they are essential for this country.” @drjogrady.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Rationing Tesco Value coffee is not a lifestyle choice it’s the result of poverty pay.
This cannot be the reality for the people educating the next generation.
“Our demands are not only fair they are essential for this country.” @drjogrady.bsky.social
This cannot be the reality for the people educating the next generation.
“Our demands are not only fair they are essential for this country.” @drjogrady.bsky.social
FE transforms lives. From FE student at Burnley College to Shadow Chancellor.
John McDonnell MP: “We will be with you at every rally, every dispute and every picket.”
Thank you for your ongoing solidarity.
John McDonnell MP: “We will be with you at every rally, every dispute and every picket.”
Thank you for your ongoing solidarity.
January 16, 2026 at 1:06 PM
FE transforms lives. From FE student at Burnley College to Shadow Chancellor.
John McDonnell MP: “We will be with you at every rally, every dispute and every picket.”
Thank you for your ongoing solidarity.
John McDonnell MP: “We will be with you at every rally, every dispute and every picket.”
Thank you for your ongoing solidarity.
Why are FE teachers on strike?
As Ian Dale pointed out on LBC, FE lecturers’ starting pay is barely above minimum wage.
Minimum wage ≈ £26,400.
FE starting pay in England? Not £30k.
That’s why staff are striking across England today.
As Ian Dale pointed out on LBC, FE lecturers’ starting pay is barely above minimum wage.
Minimum wage ≈ £26,400.
FE starting pay in England? Not £30k.
That’s why staff are striking across England today.
January 15, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Why are FE teachers on strike?
As Ian Dale pointed out on LBC, FE lecturers’ starting pay is barely above minimum wage.
Minimum wage ≈ £26,400.
FE starting pay in England? Not £30k.
That’s why staff are striking across England today.
As Ian Dale pointed out on LBC, FE lecturers’ starting pay is barely above minimum wage.
Minimum wage ≈ £26,400.
FE starting pay in England? Not £30k.
That’s why staff are striking across England today.
More pay for FE. Less work for FE.
📣 Bournemouth & Poole College staff out in force today.
Further education keeps communities going but staff are stretched, underpaid and undervalued.
This is what solidarity looks like. ✊
College leaders, come to the table.
📣 Bournemouth & Poole College staff out in force today.
Further education keeps communities going but staff are stretched, underpaid and undervalued.
This is what solidarity looks like. ✊
College leaders, come to the table.
January 15, 2026 at 2:56 PM
More pay for FE. Less work for FE.
📣 Bournemouth & Poole College staff out in force today.
Further education keeps communities going but staff are stretched, underpaid and undervalued.
This is what solidarity looks like. ✊
College leaders, come to the table.
📣 Bournemouth & Poole College staff out in force today.
Further education keeps communities going but staff are stretched, underpaid and undervalued.
This is what solidarity looks like. ✊
College leaders, come to the table.
Students are being penalised for getting an education.” @drjogrady.bsky.social on @skynewsrss.bsky.social this morning, on the mis-selling scandal in student loans.
January 15, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Students are being penalised for getting an education.” @drjogrady.bsky.social on @skynewsrss.bsky.social this morning, on the mis-selling scandal in student loans.
This morning at Working Men’s College, FE staff are standing together.
FE teachers are demanding more, fair pay, fair workloads, and respect for the vital work they do.
✊ Stand with FE staff
FE teachers are demanding more, fair pay, fair workloads, and respect for the vital work they do.
✊ Stand with FE staff
January 14, 2026 at 10:07 AM
This morning at Working Men’s College, FE staff are standing together.
FE teachers are demanding more, fair pay, fair workloads, and respect for the vital work they do.
✊ Stand with FE staff
FE teachers are demanding more, fair pay, fair workloads, and respect for the vital work they do.
✊ Stand with FE staff
Tonight on LBC, @drjogrady.bsky.social said it like it is.
FE lecturers are not paid enough for an incredibly hard job.
Tomorrow, they take strike action.
✊ Stand with FE staff.
FE lecturers are not paid enough for an incredibly hard job.
Tomorrow, they take strike action.
✊ Stand with FE staff.
January 13, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Tonight on LBC, @drjogrady.bsky.social said it like it is.
FE lecturers are not paid enough for an incredibly hard job.
Tomorrow, they take strike action.
✊ Stand with FE staff.
FE lecturers are not paid enough for an incredibly hard job.
Tomorrow, they take strike action.
✊ Stand with FE staff.
UCU 2025: Moments That Mattered
A year of resistance, solidarity and collective action.
From defending jobs and pay to standing up to the far right and speaking out for peace.
Thank you to every UCU member who made this year count.
Roll on 2026.
A year of resistance, solidarity and collective action.
From defending jobs and pay to standing up to the far right and speaking out for peace.
Thank you to every UCU member who made this year count.
Roll on 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 6:08 PM
UCU 2025: Moments That Mattered
A year of resistance, solidarity and collective action.
From defending jobs and pay to standing up to the far right and speaking out for peace.
Thank you to every UCU member who made this year count.
Roll on 2026.
A year of resistance, solidarity and collective action.
From defending jobs and pay to standing up to the far right and speaking out for peace.
Thank you to every UCU member who made this year count.
Roll on 2026.
A Christmas message from @drjogrady.bsky.social.
December 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A Christmas message from @drjogrady.bsky.social.
You don’t fix the skills crisis while underpaying FE staff.
Helen Hayes MP challenged the PM on pay parity asking how colleges can attract industry experts without proper pay.
Helen Hayes MP challenged the PM on pay parity asking how colleges can attract industry experts without proper pay.
December 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
You don’t fix the skills crisis while underpaying FE staff.
Helen Hayes MP challenged the PM on pay parity asking how colleges can attract industry experts without proper pay.
Helen Hayes MP challenged the PM on pay parity asking how colleges can attract industry experts without proper pay.
Another way FE colleges are held back - an unjust tax rule.
Unlike other post-16 providers, FE colleges cannot reclaim VAT. Helen Hayes MP challenged the Prime Minister on this.
If the government is serious about skills, Treasury must fix this.
Unlike other post-16 providers, FE colleges cannot reclaim VAT. Helen Hayes MP challenged the Prime Minister on this.
If the government is serious about skills, Treasury must fix this.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Another way FE colleges are held back - an unjust tax rule.
Unlike other post-16 providers, FE colleges cannot reclaim VAT. Helen Hayes MP challenged the Prime Minister on this.
If the government is serious about skills, Treasury must fix this.
Unlike other post-16 providers, FE colleges cannot reclaim VAT. Helen Hayes MP challenged the Prime Minister on this.
If the government is serious about skills, Treasury must fix this.
Reform UK talks big on apprenticeships but you can’t build skills for the future on poverty pay.
College lecturers are the lowest-paid teachers in the UK. This must change.
College lecturers are the lowest-paid teachers in the UK. This must change.
December 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Reform UK talks big on apprenticeships but you can’t build skills for the future on poverty pay.
College lecturers are the lowest-paid teachers in the UK. This must change.
College lecturers are the lowest-paid teachers in the UK. This must change.
“15,000 university jobs are up for the chop.
This is a national crisis in higher education and it is being allowed to happen.”
Jo Grady on BBC politics live today.
This is a national crisis in higher education and it is being allowed to happen.”
Jo Grady on BBC politics live today.
December 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“15,000 university jobs are up for the chop.
This is a national crisis in higher education and it is being allowed to happen.”
Jo Grady on BBC politics live today.
This is a national crisis in higher education and it is being allowed to happen.”
Jo Grady on BBC politics live today.
Edinburgh: 350 jobs at risk, alongside pay freezes and reduced hours.
Strathclyde: 70 job cuts announced.
These issues were raised during First Minister’s Questions in the Scottish Parliament, as university staff face deep uncertainty heading into Christmas.
Strathclyde: 70 job cuts announced.
These issues were raised during First Minister’s Questions in the Scottish Parliament, as university staff face deep uncertainty heading into Christmas.
December 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Edinburgh: 350 jobs at risk, alongside pay freezes and reduced hours.
Strathclyde: 70 job cuts announced.
These issues were raised during First Minister’s Questions in the Scottish Parliament, as university staff face deep uncertainty heading into Christmas.
Strathclyde: 70 job cuts announced.
These issues were raised during First Minister’s Questions in the Scottish Parliament, as university staff face deep uncertainty heading into Christmas.
Four hundred jobs.
A campus closed.
Staff deserve better.
A campus closed.
Staff deserve better.
December 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Four hundred jobs.
A campus closed.
Staff deserve better.
A campus closed.
Staff deserve better.
265 more redundancies on the table.
40 already gone.
Over 300 people facing chaos caused by management’s decisions.
Show your support, send solidarity, share their stories, and back the strike. ✊
40 already gone.
Over 300 people facing chaos caused by management’s decisions.
Show your support, send solidarity, share their stories, and back the strike. ✊
December 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
265 more redundancies on the table.
40 already gone.
Over 300 people facing chaos caused by management’s decisions.
Show your support, send solidarity, share their stories, and back the strike. ✊
40 already gone.
Over 300 people facing chaos caused by management’s decisions.
Show your support, send solidarity, share their stories, and back the strike. ✊